OBJECTIVE

Hardworking, adaptable, outgoing Physician Assistant student looking to be a positive contribution to the practice and a productive asset to the clinical team.

EDUCATION

Master of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Anticipated Graduation December 2017

South College

Knoxville, TN

Capstone Master’s Project: Vitamin D Supplementation and its Effect on Multiple Sclerosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Thyroid Autoimmunity

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, May 2011

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

magna cum laude

MEDICAL LICENSE

Pending Certification and Licensing

PANCE scheduled for January 2018

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Physician Assistant Student Clinical Year January to December 2017

Pediatrics Melanie Long, FNP Athens Pediatric Clinic Athens, TN

Family Medicine Ruth Lestikow, PA-C South Park Internal Medicine Denver, CO

Women’s Health Rebecca Walker, MD Parkwest Women’s Specialist Knoxville, TN

General Surgery John Li, MD VAMC Asheville Asheville, NC

Emergency Medicine Jeffrey Longenecker, PA-C Starr Regional Medical Center Athens, TN

Behavioral Health Odacir Olivera, PhD Peninsula Hospital Louisville, TN

Orthopaedics Jill La Posta, PA-C Lexington Orthopaedics West Columbia, SC

Internal Medicine Breanna Beck, PA-C Blount Memorial Hospital Maryville, TN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NeuroNEXT Program Manager (August 2013 to August 2015)

University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Neurology

Affiliate staff at the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado

- Research manager and coordinator for NIH-funded research studies, project manager for NeuroNEXT

program, participation in study startup and study implementation activities, assist with NIH reporting

requirements

-Coordinate NIH/NINDS funded studies including:

-Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT)

- Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2/3 (ICTuS)

- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Biomarker Study

- Rituximab in Myasthenia Gravis

- Safety, Tolerability and Activity Study of Ibudilast in Subjects with Progressive Multiple

Sclerosis NN102/SPRINT-MS)

- Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

-Under direct supervision of a physician responsible for enlisting, maintaining and assuring protocol

compliance for patients in clinical trials, collaborate with physicians to determine eligibility for Phase II-

III clinical trials, prepare documents necessary to perform the study visits and collect the required data,

provide education to patients

- Phlebotomy, administer cognitive tests and assessments, perform ECG, assist with lumbar punctures,

prepare and ship blood, keep and update regulatory documents, work with physicians to complete

feasibility questionnaires of potential studies, perform Optical Coherence Tomography tests

Professional Rater I (July 2011 to May 2013)

Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, Department of Psychiatry

Saint Louis, Missouri

-Coordinate NIH funded studies including:

-Neurocognitive Predictors of Smoking Cessation

-Neurocognitive Effects of Nicotine Deprivation and Dopamine Genes

-Neurocognition, Genetics, and Adolescent Substance Abuse

-Neurocognitive Consequences of Underage Drinking

-The Functional Neuroanatomy of Response Inhibition: Integrating ERP and fMRI Data

-Enter and compare data, phlebotomy, conduct interviews, perform ECGs, take participants’ vitals,

administer carbon monoxide tests, measure participants’ blood alcohol concentration, administer drug

tests, administer questionnaires, connect participants to a 32- and 64-channel electroencephalogram

(EEG), administer computer tasks, administer intelligence tests

Clinical Proficiencies:

Streptococcal swab, influenza swab, finger stick glucose, finger stick hemoglobin, IV insertion and removal, labial biopsy with lidocaine and epinephrine, Papanicolaou cytology smear, pessary insertion, bladder installation, IUD removal, Nexplanon removal, wet prep, stable insertion and removal, suturing, catheter insertion, incision and drainage with packing of an abscess, tonometry, fluorescein stain, digital nerve block, obtaining and interpreting electrocardiogram, administration and prescribing of medication, KOH wet preparation, Dermabond application, dental block, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, casting and splinting, arterial blood draws, cast placement and removal, steroid injections

Clinical Experience:

Loop electrosurgical excision procedure, dilation and curettage, trigger point injections, colposcopy with biopsy, laparoscopic hemicolectomy, port-a-cath insertion, PEG tube removal, inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy, Whipple’s procedure, laparoscopic appendectomy, total colectomy with rectal anastomosis to small bowel, hemorrhoidectomy, carpal tunnel release, McBride procedure with adductor tendon release, meniscal resection, total knee replacement, laparoscopic rotator cuff repair, unicompartmental knee repair, anterior submuscular transposition of ulnar nerve, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, distal biceps reconstruction cataract repair, open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, coronary artery bypass graft, right lower lobe resection, tithotripsy, transrectal biopsy of prostate, cystoscopy and ureteroscopy with botox injection, laparoscopic nephrectomy, open partial nephrectomy, lymphadenectomy, central line placement

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Salvation Army (July 2017 to present)

Soup Kitchen Volunteer

Knoxville, Tennessee

-Provide meals to Salvation Army clients, wash dishes, and clean up after meals.

Administration of Vaccines and Flu Shots (September 2016)

Medicine Mart

West Columbia, South Carolina

American Diabetes Association (September 2016)

Knoxville, Tennessee

-Measure glucose throughout the day for walkers

Oneida Senior Citizens Center (September 2016)

Oneida, Tennessee

-Check blood pressure at a local health fair

First Aid Volunteer (June 2016)

First Baptist Church of Strawberry Plains

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee

- Provide first aid services for Builders of Christ volunteers

American Red Cross FAST Team Member (April 2016)

Orange and White Game Medical Volunteer

Knoxville, Tennessee

-Provide first aid services for attendants of Orange and White game

Volunteer Telephone Counselor (January 2012 to April 2013)

Life Crisis Services

Saint Louis, Missouri

-Provide immediate telephonic response to callers that are in a crisis and refer people with a

need to appropriate community resources. Intervened in crises such as suicide, grief, depression, work

issues, family issues, and other life challenges

PUBLICATION

Robertson, S. M., Swickert R. J, Connelly, K., & Galizio, A. (2015). Physiological reactivity during

autobiographical narratives in older adults: The role of depression and anxiety. Aging and Mental Health, 19(8), 689-697. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.962010

HONORS AND AWARDS

South College President’s List, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017

South College Dean’s List, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017

Recipient of College of Charleston’s Psychology Department’s Distinguished Student Award, 2011

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2007-2011

National Honor Roll, 2007-2011

Member of Phi Kappa Phi, 2010-2011

Member of Psi Chi, 2010-2011

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Basic Life Support Certification, July 2017

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification, August 2016

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, August 2016

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Certificate, May 2016

Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children Training, April 2016

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Certification, January 2012

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, 2015 to present

American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2013 to present

Alzheimer’s Association Young Ambassador, 2012 to 2015

American Psychological Association Graduate Student Affiliate, 2012 to 2013

REFERENCES

Ruth Lestikow, PA-C

Family Medicine Clinical Preceptor

South Park Internal Medicine

9088 S Ridgeline Blvd #201

Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Phone: 720-***-****

Email: ac2i0r@r.postjobfree.com

Katie Bean, MHS, PA-C

Professor and Advisor

South College Physician Assistant Program

400 Goody’s Lane

Knoxville, TN 37922

Phone: 407-***-****

Email: ac2i0r@r.postjobfree.com

Haley Steinert, BA, CCRP

Supervisor

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

12631 East 17th Avenue

Aurora, CO 80045

Phone: 303-***-****

Email: ac2i0r@r.postjobfree.com

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